HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 23 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Biden administration’s new air quality rule that would significantly impact state economies and raise energy costs for Montana manufacturers, utilities, and families. This is the 38th lawsuit Attorney General Knudsen has filed against the Biden administration.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed “Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” rule, which could block the permitting of new manufacturing facilities and drive good-paying jobs out of Montana and overseas; stop new infrastructure construction leading to dangerous roads and bridges; require small businesses, farmers, restaurants and even homeowners to pay for costly new equipment; and raise utility costs for Montana families.
